Vodafone can breathe a sigh of relief: The EU Commission’s concerns about the takeover of large parts of Liberty Global’s cable business in Europe are apparently smaller than expected.
Unitymedia to change cable line-up / New carriage fee dispute
German cable operator Unitymedia will perform several changes to its TV and radio line-up including a controversial move on January 22, 2019.
Unitymedia continues DOCSIS 3.1 rollout / CEO interview
German cable operator Unitymedia aims to provide over 1.3 million households with its DOCSIS 3.1-based 1Gbps high-speed internet access by the end of 2018, CEO Winni Rapp told Broadband TV News.
Unitymedia and ZDF settle cable carriage fee dispute [UPDATE]
German cable operator Unitymedia and public broadcaster ZDF have settled their long-standing legal battle over the payment of carriage fees for the cable distribution of ZDF’s channels and have agreed on a long-term carriage deal.
FRK takes anti-trust action against ARD/ZDF in carriage fee row
German cable operator association FRK wants to achieve that small and medium-sized cable operators receive carriage fees from public broadcasters ARD and ZDF just like the two largest players Vodafone and Unitymedia.
ARD/ZDF pay Vodafone €100m in carriage fees
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF are paying Vodafone €100 million in carriage fees as part of the recently reached settlement regarding a new contract for the cable distribution of their channels, ending a long-standing legal dispute.
Unitymedia receives €31m from ARD carriage fee settlement
The recent settlement of the long-standing carriage fee dispute with public broadcaster ARD pours €31.2 million into the pockets of German cable operator Unitymedia.
ARD/ZDF end cable dispute and pay carriage fees
ARD and the two major cable operators Vodafone Deutschland (formerly Kabel Deutschland) and Unitymedia have settled their dispute over carriage fees for the cable distribution of the public broadcaster’s channels. ZDF reached an agreement with Vodafone, but not with Unitymedia.
Canal+ stops distribution of TF1 channels
The carriage dispute between TF1 and its distribution partners has reached a new high with Canal+ pulling the plug on TF1 channels.
German media authorities and Tele Columbus in carriage fee dispute [UPDATE]
According to the German media authorities, cable operator Tele Columbus treats commercial free-to-air TV broadcasters unequally,